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I agree, but if significant details can be changed, perhaps lessons can be learned from the anecdote. We thrive on stories of the Baal Shem Tov, Rav Nachman of Breslov & others, where emunah etc overcome trials & tribulations.
But how about this? Imagine a Chabadnik experiences a personal neis involving the Rebbe (pre-Gimmel Tammuz) & the next thing you know, the full details are going to be spread in a magazine? That happened to me. I had to call my parents & in-laws to warn them before some “well-meaning” person called them up & blurted out the story. We hadn’t told our family anything, but obviously they were going to find out. Fortunately, the editor was a friend and asked permission to print, which I did not give. A narrow escape, but it made me realize that privacy is not always kept. Perhaps it’s time to remind those in whom we confide about confidentiality.